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Carme Chacón dead; Spain’s first female defense minister was 46

Spain's former defence minister Carmen Chacon gives a speech on Jan. 7, 2012, in Olula del Rio, near Almeria. Chacon was found dead on April 9, 2017 at her home in Madrid, a spokeswoman for the Socialist Party told AFP. Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images / JORGE GUERRERO